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with romney moving ahead in virginia in one poll. >> how are you? >> reporter: team owe what tells us the president will go after romney on his tax cut plans and his ideas for winding down the war in afghanistan. in tuesday's debate, audience members will ask the questions in the town hall format. >> he's got to be able to go on offense without being offensive to the audience. he's got to go on offense and defend his vision, his path to where he'd take the country in the second term. >> i had a debate about a week ago. i did enjoy myself. >> reporter: as for romney, who is energized by the momentum and bigger crowds he's seen since the debate. our debate coach says, keep it up. >> i can't imagine he would get overconfident. he needs to do much of the same he did in the first debate. >> reporter: the big face-off set for tuesday night. the owe what campaign just announced it has more than 4 million donors this cycle. that's a presidential record. >> thank you, david. >>> let's bring in jake tapper for more. he's in washington filling in for george st
with romney moving ahead in virginia in one poll. >> how are you? >> reporter: team owe what tells us the president will go after romney on his tax cut plans and his ideas for winding down the war in afghanistan. in tuesday's debate, audience members will ask the questions in the town hall format. >> he's got to be able to go on offense without being offensive to the audience. he's got to go on offense and defend his vision, his path to where he'd take the country in the...
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he knows his performance could blunt romney's move in the polls. the stage is being set in new york. the ring, if you will, for the next debate round. >> i think the stakes are enormous, particularly for the president. >> reporter: round one went to romney. the second round, biden got obama back in the fight, even if his overall debate with ryan was a draw. now, with round three just days away, this morning the candidates are in their corners. mitt romney in boston. the president in williamsburg, virginia taking three days off the campaign trail, not for golf, but debate practice. that's because after his first debate, the president watched the polls tighten in key battleground states with romney even moving ahead in virginia in one poll. >> how are you? >> reporter: team obama tells us the president will go after romney on his tax cut plans and his ideas for winding down the war in afghanistan. but in tuesday's debate, it will be audience members who will be asking the questions in the town hall format. >> he's got to be able to go on offense with
he knows his performance could blunt romney's move in the polls. the stage is being set in new york. the ring, if you will, for the next debate round. >> i think the stakes are enormous, particularly for the president. >> reporter: round one went to romney. the second round, biden got obama back in the fight, even if his overall debate with ryan was a draw. now, with round three just days away, this morning the candidates are in their corners. mitt romney in boston. the president in...
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. >> reporter: a new poll shows romney with a huge, 24-point lead here. enough to try and look a bit beyond republicans and focus on the president like he did overnight. >> this president doesn't understand how this economy works. he's failed here in our own economy. he failed to put americans back to work. >> reporter: so mission mitt? stay above the fray. look at this fight for third. gingrich, santorum, huntsman. mission newt? he's made it clear, it's rough up romney. >> there's a point where you have to say get real. he's a massachusetts moderate. >> reporter: mission huntsman, get noticed. he's been in new hampshire for months. without a strong finish here, that's it. >> we have the tyranny of the clock against us. >> reporter: then there is mission santorum. after the iowa surprise, he wants to prove he's the alternative to romney. he told jake tapper -- >> hopefully, we'll eclipse some of the other folks. >> reporter: it won't be easy. he's faced a frenzy of reporters, supporters, and hecklers here. now his new popularity has earned this new attack
. >> reporter: a new poll shows romney with a huge, 24-point lead here. enough to try and look a bit beyond republicans and focus on the president like he did overnight. >> this president doesn't understand how this economy works. he's failed here in our own economy. he failed to put americans back to work. >> reporter: so mission mitt? stay above the fray. look at this fight for third. gingrich, santorum, huntsman. mission newt? he's made it clear, it's rough up romney....
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our poll shows romney still faces a challenge getting romney to like him. but the gallup poll, dead-heat with the president. >> reporter: tied as close as it can get. but a presidential race is like "thunderdome." two will enter. one will leave. and this morning, we're getting a clearer picture how each campaign prepares to emerge victorious. overnight, mitt romney says the president's time is up. >> this man is out of ideas. he's out of excuses. and in 2012, we will make sure he gets put out of office. >> reporter: some polls show the president with the lead, a gallup poll shows the race a statistical dead-heat. but in an exclusive interview with diane sawyer, romney made clear he doesn't think it will stay that way. >> what will each of you say to president and mrs. obama? >> start packing. >> reporter: the obama team and his supporters are launching a scathing response, that could be titled, mitt romney is really, really rich. >> his own tax return from last year, reveals he made $21 million. yet, paid a lower tax rate than many middle-class families. >>
our poll shows romney still faces a challenge getting romney to like him. but the gallup poll, dead-heat with the president. >> reporter: tied as close as it can get. but a presidential race is like "thunderdome." two will enter. one will leave. and this morning, we're getting a clearer picture how each campaign prepares to emerge victorious. overnight, mitt romney says the president's time is up. >> this man is out of ideas. he's out of excuses. and in 2012, we will make...
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>> reporter: a new poll puts romney on top, followed by ron paul, rick santorum. in last place, michele bachmann. the poll conducted over three days shows long-shot rick santorum to be rising fastest. look at the last two days of polling, and he surges to second place. long ignored, he's enjoying the newfound attention. >> still got a ways to go. >> reporter: gingrich falling fast. suggested that he may soon fight back on the negative ads. >> we're learning what our opponents will do. they are nastier and more dishonest than i have suspected. >> reporter: no candidate has slid further than bachmann. she won the ames straw poll in august and now is left looking for divine help. >> i'm going to be the next president of the united states of america. that's why we're here, this year. >> reporter: it looks like she may need a miracle. jonathan karl, abc news, des moines. >> and dan will have much more on politics in a moment. and jake tapper will interview michele bachmann and ron paul later on "this week." >>> iran is claiming that it produced its first nuclear fuel r
>> reporter: a new poll puts romney on top, followed by ron paul, rick santorum. in last place, michele bachmann. the poll conducted over three days shows long-shot rick santorum to be rising fastest. look at the last two days of polling, and he surges to second place. long ignored, he's enjoying the newfound attention. >> still got a ways to go. >> reporter: gingrich falling fast. suggested that he may soon fight back on the negative ads. >> we're learning what our...
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mitt romney going to the polling station in belmont, massachusetts. station in belmont, [ mitt romney ] we have to work on a collaborative basis. look, the reason i'm in this race is there are people that are really hurting today in this country. and we face this deficit -- could crush the future generations. and republicans and democrats both love america but we need to have leadership -- leadership in washington that will actually bring people together and get the job done and could not care less if it's a republican or a democrat. i've done it before, i'll do it again. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. but to me, it's money that i earned. i'm mitt romney, man: to some people, social security is just a number. i count on social security. and i don't want washington politicians like george allen... privatizing it. if george allen wants to risk his own money on wall street... that's fine. but i don't want him risking mine. george allen just isn't watching out for us. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign cmittee is... responsible for th
mitt romney going to the polling station in belmont, massachusetts. station in belmont, [ mitt romney ] we have to work on a collaborative basis. look, the reason i'm in this race is there are people that are really hurting today in this country. and we face this deficit -- could crush the future generations. and republicans and democrats both love america but we need to have leadership -- leadership in washington that will actually bring people together and get the job done and could not care...
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so much at stake, as new polls show mitt romney closing the gap in key states. the president gave diane sawyer his advice for joe biden. >> i think joe just needs to be joe. >>> and breaking overnight, a body found. a grim discovery in the haunting case of what happened to 10-year-old jessica ridgeway. police ruling out her parents as suspects. now manhunt is on for a killer. >>> 30 days ago, i walked through these doors and i'm going home. i'm going home. >> homecoming. a huge milestone for robin on her road to recovery. finally leaving the hospital after weeks of grueling treatment. her doctors, friends and family cheer her on. and we have her message for everyone this morning. ♪ hey, hey oh, you feel it now ♪ amen, amen ♪ amen >> going home now! >> whoo! >>> and how is that for a start to the morning? [ applause ] wow. amen. amen, robin. we are so happy for you. everyone on team robin, so thrilled that you are finally home, waking up this morning, after so many weeks in the hospital. we're going to talk to robin's doctor, in just a little bit. we see th
so much at stake, as new polls show mitt romney closing the gap in key states. the president gave diane sawyer his advice for joe biden. >> i think joe just needs to be joe. >>> and breaking overnight, a body found. a grim discovery in the haunting case of what happened to 10-year-old jessica ridgeway. police ruling out her parents as suspects. now manhunt is on for a killer. >>> 30 days ago, i walked through these doors and i'm going home. i'm going home. >>...
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and with new polls showing mitt romney falling behind in the key battlegrounds, he is fighting back, pouncing on president obama for what he said in washington. >> reporter: that's right. key battleground states, iowa, wisconsin, colorado, showing a slight edge for president obama. mitt romney, attacking the president, now, using comments he made to paint the president as a washington insider who is ine inept. appearing on the spanish-language network, univision, a day after his challenger, mitt romney, president obama was asked what his biggest failure was during his first term. he responded his failure to pass immigration reform. and -- >> the most important lesson i've learned is you can't change washington from the inside. you can only change it from the outside. >> reporter: the president said that meant he'd spend his second term trying to convince the public to pressure lawmakers. but mitt romney saw the comments as an indictment of the president's leadership. and minutes later, he pounced. >> the president, today, threw in the white flag of surrender again. he said he can't c
and with new polls showing mitt romney falling behind in the key battlegrounds, he is fighting back, pouncing on president obama for what he said in washington. >> reporter: that's right. key battleground states, iowa, wisconsin, colorado, showing a slight edge for president obama. mitt romney, attacking the president, now, using comments he made to paint the president as a washington insider who is ine inept. appearing on the spanish-language network, univision, a day after his...
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the polling station there. mitt romney is going there, undoubtedly to vote for himself. just a wild guess. seven years of work culminating and going to the polling booth this morning. and casting his vote for himself. he then has a long day of campaigning ahead. he decided to spend this election day on the road, going out to the last-minute votes. mitt romney going to the polling station in belmont, massachusetts. >>> we'll be back with more on >>> now, to a brand-new trend in exercise that's giving downward dog a whole, new meaning. working out with your pooch is taking off right now. there's doggy boot camp, doggy yoga, and so much more. cameron mathison has all of the details. >> reporter: 6:00 a.m., while much of the nation is still in bed, a few brave souls are starting the day, boot camp style. some with two legs. and many with more. >> we have aggressive dogs. we have overweight dogs. we have little dogs. we have dogs with three legs. >> reporter: this is spank dog boot camp. a training program that's gone to the dogs. the nationwide program, with cities ranging f
the polling station there. mitt romney is going there, undoubtedly to vote for himself. just a wild guess. seven years of work culminating and going to the polling booth this morning. and casting his vote for himself. he then has a long day of campaigning ahead. he decided to spend this election day on the road, going out to the last-minute votes. mitt romney going to the polling station in belmont, massachusetts. >>> we'll be back with more on >>> now, to a brand-new trend in...
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and your voice, your vote with just two days until the iowa caucuses, a new poll shows mitt romney leading but another republican candidate is now surging and threatening that lead. abc's jonathan karl has the latest from iowa. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: mitt romney is riding high in iowa. >> dance until midnight, you guys. >> reporter: a new "des moines register" poll puts romney on top, followed by ron paul, rick santorum, newt gingrich, rick perry, and in last place, michele bachmann. the poll conducted over three days shows long-shot rick santorum to be rising fastest. look at the last two days of polling, and he surges to second place. long ignored, he's enjoying the new-found attention. >> we've still got a ways to go but we're on the move. nobody else is, and that's pretty exciting. >> reporter: gingrich falling fast puts the blame on all the negative ads that have been aimed at him and suggested soon he may fight back. >> we're learning a lot about what our opponents will do. they are nastier and more dishonest than i have expected. >> reporter: no candidate has slid furthe
and your voice, your vote with just two days until the iowa caucuses, a new poll shows mitt romney leading but another republican candidate is now surging and threatening that lead. abc's jonathan karl has the latest from iowa. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: mitt romney is riding high in iowa. >> dance until midnight, you guys. >> reporter: a new "des moines register" poll puts romney on top, followed by ron paul, rick santorum, newt gingrich, rick perry,...
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>> some momentum for mitt romney in those national polls, the daily tracking national polls. he's definitely picked up. also has a lot more excitement with his crowds right now, and it seems like it's re-energized his campaign but what i'll watch are those polls in the key battleground states, places like ohio, virginia, florida, colorado. those have to start closing up for mitt romney, as well. so far they haven't, in fact, there is a new poll out this morning coming out of the university of denver showing barack obama maintains a four-point lead in colorado. >> and it is the battleground states where this race will be won. and lost. >> absolutely. >> very quickly, vice presidential race. any precedent for a v ichlt krchlt echlt presidential debate impacting the trajectory of a race? >> not -- probably one of the most serious debate moments ever is that debate moment where lloyd bentson took on dan quayle and said "you're no jack kennedy," but in the end george h.w. bush still won that race. >> george stephanopoulos, thank you very much. great to see you here on the set this
>> some momentum for mitt romney in those national polls, the daily tracking national polls. he's definitely picked up. also has a lot more excitement with his crowds right now, and it seems like it's re-energized his campaign but what i'll watch are those polls in the key battleground states, places like ohio, virginia, florida, colorado. those have to start closing up for mitt romney, as well. so far they haven't, in fact, there is a new poll out this morning coming out of the...
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virtually all the delegates are have arrived in tampa. >>> the latest poll out this morning, romney has 47% of the vote compared to 46% for the president. when it comes to the economy, 50% trust romney, 43% favor the president. >>> just days after lance armstrong gave up his fight of the anti-doping situation. the head of the anti-doping agency tells "usa today" that a armstrong might have been able to keep five of the titles because of the statute of limitations had he come clean. >>> the american academy of pediatrics says health benefits like reducing infection outway any risks to circumstancision. >>> a rather controversial rally in asheville, north carolina. a go topless event to champion women's rights. it's not against the law to go topless in north carolina. some towns have passed local bans. some in ashville are hoping their city will, too. championing women's rights. >> and here, too. >> lara's mother is here. >> i'm sorry. mom, mom, it was all we had. >> ear muffs, mom. put them on. >> she's just glad it was not in "pop news." and speaking of -- >> good morning to you all and
virtually all the delegates are have arrived in tampa. >>> the latest poll out this morning, romney has 47% of the vote compared to 46% for the president. when it comes to the economy, 50% trust romney, 43% favor the president. >>> just days after lance armstrong gave up his fight of the anti-doping situation. the head of the anti-doping agency tells "usa today" that a armstrong might have been able to keep five of the titles because of the statute of limitations had...
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virtually all of the delegates have arrived in tampa. >>> the latest poll out this morning shows romney with 47% of the vote compared to 46% for the president. when it comes to the economy, 50% trust romney, 43% favor the president. >>> just days after lance armstrong gave up his fight of the doping changes, there's now word he didn't have to lose all seven of his titles. the head of the u.s. anti-doping agency tells "usa today" that armstrong might have been able to keep five of the titles because of the statute of limitations if he had come clean. >>> the country's most prestigious group of pediatricians is out with a new policy this morning supporting circumcisions. the american academy of pediatrics says health benefits like reducing infection outweigh any risks to circumcision. and insurance companies should pay for the procedure. >>> and spectators outweighed protesters at a rather controversial rally in asheville, north carolina. a go topless event to champion women's rights. it's not against the law to go topless in north carolina. some towns have passed local laws to ban it. af
virtually all of the delegates have arrived in tampa. >>> the latest poll out this morning shows romney with 47% of the vote compared to 46% for the president. when it comes to the economy, 50% trust romney, 43% favor the president. >>> just days after lance armstrong gave up his fight of the doping changes, there's now word he didn't have to lose all seven of his titles. the head of the u.s. anti-doping agency tells "usa today" that armstrong might have been able to...
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. >> reporter: in one brand new national poll, santorum leads romney by two points. in a second poll, he's jumped 14 points in less than a week. what's more, santorum leads romney in three crucial republican groups. tea partiers, conservatives, and evangelicals. on this valentine's day, the romney team knows they need to do something to help voters rediscover the love. >> oh, boy. >> reporter: overnight, to a packed house in arizona, a relentless repeated defense of his conservative record. >> let me tell you something about conservatism. my conservatism, the principles of conservatives, great conservative scholars. >> reporter: he picked up voters in maine at a conservative straw poll this weekend, but there they acknowledged as of now, they could be trailing in michigan where romney was born and his father was governor. so how to rekindle the voter romance? plan one, buy the love. romney has a huge financial advantage over his opponents. supporters are dumping money into ads in michigan and other states. though santorum has raised more than $3 million in less than
. >> reporter: in one brand new national poll, santorum leads romney by two points. in a second poll, he's jumped 14 points in less than a week. what's more, santorum leads romney in three crucial republican groups. tea partiers, conservatives, and evangelicals. on this valentine's day, the romney team knows they need to do something to help voters rediscover the love. >> oh, boy. >> reporter: overnight, to a packed house in arizona, a relentless repeated defense of his...
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but polls are showing that romney is gaining popularity. who has the upper hand right now? >> and our latest poll shows an absolutely dead-heat. 48-48. couldn't be closer. with that said, the president has been maintaining a lead in those battlegrounds. but you talked about hurricane sandy, president obama was with governor christie, but you had karl rove, president george w. bush's strategist saying that helped president obama over the last several days. they believe it blocked mitt romney's momentum and help burn ish his bipartisan credentials. >> anything they can do to move the needle in any way? or is the die cast? >> it's pretty much cast, with this one exception. they have to build excitement among their voters in these last 48 hours. it's all about turnouts. that's why they're going back to those states, ohio, iowa and wisconsin. he's going with bruce springsteen in the final 48 hours. it's just about building excitement. you see governor romney there, he has been getting some pretty big crowds in florida and virginia. >> when do you think we'll know? i mean, is it
but polls are showing that romney is gaining popularity. who has the upper hand right now? >> and our latest poll shows an absolutely dead-heat. 48-48. couldn't be closer. with that said, the president has been maintaining a lead in those battlegrounds. but you talked about hurricane sandy, president obama was with governor christie, but you had karl rove, president george w. bush's strategist saying that helped president obama over the last several days. they believe it blocked mitt...
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the polling station there. mitt romney is going there, undoubtedly to vote for himself. just a wild guess. seven years of work culminating and going to the polling booth this morning. and casting his vote for himself. he then has a long day of campaigning ahead. he decided to spend this election day on the road, going out to the last-minute votes. mitt romney going to the polling station in belmont, massachusetts. >>> we'll be back with more on "good sfx- "sounds of african drum and flute" look who's back. again? it's embarrassing it's embarrassing! we can see you carl. we can totally see you. come on you're better than this...all that prowling around. yeah, you're the king of the jungle. have you thought about going vegan carl? hahaha!! you know folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. how happy are they jimmy? happier than antelope with night-vision goggles. nice! get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >>> now, to a brand-new trend in exercise that's giving downward dog a whole, new meaning. working
the polling station there. mitt romney is going there, undoubtedly to vote for himself. just a wild guess. seven years of work culminating and going to the polling booth this morning. and casting his vote for himself. he then has a long day of campaigning ahead. he decided to spend this election day on the road, going out to the last-minute votes. mitt romney going to the polling station in belmont, massachusetts. >>> we'll be back with more on "good sfx- "sounds of african...
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overnight polls give romney the win. the question, now, will it boost him enough in those key battleground states? >> it was the most-tweeted event in social history. our political team is standing by with a full roundup of the night. and what this means for both candidates, with just 33 days to go until the final vote. >> we're closing in right now. and josh and sam, you had a special visit yesterday. robin tweeted out the first v picture since her transplant in the visit. >> sam and i went, hoping to raise her spirits. the morning after, our spirits remain raised. it was a beautiful afternoon. >> can't wait to hear more about it. >>> let's get more about the first big debate. "your voice, your vote." our power political team is covering all of the angles. jake, even president obama's team is conceding that mitt romney gained ground last night. >> that's right, george. obama campaign officials conceding that romney seems more polished. they say they expect he will get a bump in the polls. some obama allies telling me th
overnight polls give romney the win. the question, now, will it boost him enough in those key battleground states? >> it was the most-tweeted event in social history. our political team is standing by with a full roundup of the night. and what this means for both candidates, with just 33 days to go until the final vote. >> we're closing in right now. and josh and sam, you had a special visit yesterday. robin tweeted out the first v picture since her transplant in the visit. >>...
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. >>> also a new poll overnight showing president obama in a dog fight with mitt romney. inched up on the president. and has a lot to do with gas prices. >> it certainly does. and new details about the suburban mother of four, under fire for allegedly running a call girl ring. >>> that coming up. but we do begin with that horrific massacre in afghanistan. abc's martha raddatz is back from afghanistan. martha, all of the evidence suggests that this is methodical and cold-blooded, almost like an execution. >> really just horrific, george. this morning, the soldier is not talking. he demanded lawyers. but the taliban is vowing revenge. for this one-man massacre. the images are heartbreaking. children shot dead. men losing entire families in mourning. he killed a child says this mother. was this child part of the taliban? nine children in all, slaughtered. the man who officials say did it. an american soldier. a father of two himself. a husband. it was in the middle of the night when the 38-year-old staff sergeant they say donned night vision goggles, sneaked off the base wal
. >>> also a new poll overnight showing president obama in a dog fight with mitt romney. inched up on the president. and has a lot to do with gas prices. >> it certainly does. and new details about the suburban mother of four, under fire for allegedly running a call girl ring. >>> that coming up. but we do begin with that horrific massacre in afghanistan. abc's martha raddatz is back from afghanistan. martha, all of the evidence suggests that this is methodical and...
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but for mitt romney, some are saying it's make or break. and for the president, leading in the polls, it's about not letting his challenger back in the race. president obama is in nevada this morning where he'll spend the next three days in debate camp. reportedly at this posh resort in henderson. and he heads into the debate with the latest gallup tracking poll still showing president obama holding a lead this morning, 6 points. >> this is the ball game for mitt romney. if romney doesn't do well in this debate it will be hard to get back in this race. >> reporter: both candidates have checklists. mitt romney has to avoid appearing detached. his to-do list, the three cs, show compassion, that he's competent and that he can indeed connect the voters. >> on those three cs, that's where he's got to really do well. >> reporter: while they lead in the polls, team obama know that debates can be a game-changer. so the president will have to look strong and forceful, not passive. he needs to avoid appearing irritable or impatient. and don't be long
but for mitt romney, some are saying it's make or break. and for the president, leading in the polls, it's about not letting his challenger back in the race. president obama is in nevada this morning where he'll spend the next three days in debate camp. reportedly at this posh resort in henderson. and he heads into the debate with the latest gallup tracking poll still showing president obama holding a lead this morning, 6 points. >> this is the ball game for mitt romney. if romney doesn't...
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the latest polls show mitt romney, rick santorum, and newt gingrich in a virtual dead heat. as voting begins this morning in the alabama and mississippi primary. romney, hoping to seal his front-runner status by winning in the south. but santorum and gingrich are vowing to stay in the race, regardless of today's results. >>> and former vice president dick cheney has canceled an upcoming visit to toronto citing security concerns. cheney's last visit to canada was less than welcomed. he was forced to stay inside on his last visit for hours while protesters blocked the streets outside. >>> meanwhile, pacific gas and electric has agreed to pay some $70 million in restitution for that horrific pipeline explosion that tore through a san francisco suburb in 2010. a blast killed eight people and destroyed nearly 40 homes. >>> and an experiment using local homeless as wireless transmitters appears to have backfired. a new york ad agency hired members of the local homeless population to carry wi-fi routers at a tech conference in texas. they offered them internet access as long as the
the latest polls show mitt romney, rick santorum, and newt gingrich in a virtual dead heat. as voting begins this morning in the alabama and mississippi primary. romney, hoping to seal his front-runner status by winning in the south. but santorum and gingrich are vowing to stay in the race, regardless of today's results. >>> and former vice president dick cheney has canceled an upcoming visit to toronto citing security concerns. cheney's last visit to canada was less than welcomed. he...
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a surging newt gingrich now neck and neck with mitt romney. as voters hit the polls this morning. and why is a little place called tommy's country ham house likely to be the scene of a big showdown today? >>> terrifying moments caught on tape. the aspiring model severely injured by the plane propeller. we have the dramatic 911 tapes. >> a girl walked into an airplane prop. i need an ambulance immediately. >> we'll update you on how she's doing today. >>> and the $75 million breakup. kobe bryant's wife walks away with a massive fortune. the huge pile of cash, plus, not one, not two, but three houses. we have all the eye-popping details coming up. >>> and all eyes this morning on south carolina. good morning to you folks at home. the polls have now opened in that state. the political world is bracing for an earthquake. can newt gingrich pull off the ultimate upset? momentum is on his side this morning. >>> the other big political story is a showdown looming at a little place called tommy's ham house. where both mitt and newt have scheduled events at the same time. we're going to be
a surging newt gingrich now neck and neck with mitt romney. as voters hit the polls this morning. and why is a little place called tommy's country ham house likely to be the scene of a big showdown today? >>> terrifying moments caught on tape. the aspiring model severely injured by the plane propeller. we have the dramatic 911 tapes. >> a girl walked into an airplane prop. i need an ambulance immediately. >> we'll update you on how she's doing today. >>> and the...
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polls show gingrich and mitt romney neck and neck ahead of tonight's final debate in florida. >>> american aid worker jessica bu can that, who was rescued from pirates in somalia has landed this morning in sicily. her father is traveling from the u.s. to meet her there. buchanan and a worker from denmark spent three months in captivity. >>> the moment of crisis where the ship crashed into the rock. you can see lifeboats off the boat with passengers waiting behind. 17 people remain missing there. >>> finally, we noticed something unusual on ebay. it's an old chrysler, 2005, about 20,000 mile on it. it's 1 million bucks. blue book value, about $16,000. one of the previous owners was one president barack obama. $1 million and counting if you want it. only 20,000 miles. that's nice. >> it's a lot of money. >> that's all we're saying. >> with all do you respect mr. president. >>> let's get to the pop news. is brad pitt singing a new tune about marriage? while he and his partner have long said they wouldn't tie the knot until it was legal for everyone, he hinted otherwise in "the hollywood repor
polls show gingrich and mitt romney neck and neck ahead of tonight's final debate in florida. >>> american aid worker jessica bu can that, who was rescued from pirates in somalia has landed this morning in sicily. her father is traveling from the u.s. to meet her there. buchanan and a worker from denmark spent three months in captivity. >>> the moment of crisis where the ship crashed into the rock. you can see lifeboats off the boat with passengers waiting behind. 17 people...
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polls have romney and the president in a dead heat. and he did give diane, also mitt romney, the first details for a search for a running mate. it has begun. >>> and it's the book that a lot of people have been talking about and reading on vacation and stuff like that. now, the writer behind the smash hit, "fifty shades of grey." is speaking out for the first time. >> are you going to give us a book report? >> it's not late enough in the morning to give a book report on that. >> your research is thorough and comprehensive. >> i have to have a better understanding. >> always well-prepared. >>> plus, speaking of hot and bothered -- >> whoa. all righty then, george. >> in the ballroom. that's not william levy right there, is it? >> it is. >> it is? >> because he has a shirt on you couldn't recognize him. >> exactly right. he was heating up the place. and how about the smooch? where is it? derek, he takes his shirt off, too. but not before -- are we going to see it? there it is. it was real. >> oh, my. oh, my. >> and it has everybody talki
polls have romney and the president in a dead heat. and he did give diane, also mitt romney, the first details for a search for a running mate. it has begun. >>> and it's the book that a lot of people have been talking about and reading on vacation and stuff like that. now, the writer behind the smash hit, "fifty shades of grey." is speaking out for the first time. >> are you going to give us a book report? >> it's not late enough in the morning to give a book...
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romney's record in the private sector. the whole strat i have right now is trying to disqualify romney in the eyes of voters before those conventions. >> quickly, another week, another name for vp, condi rice. what are the odds? >> big week for condi rice in the drudge report. i would be shocked to see it. i know that peggy nowman wants to see it. because she's pro-choice. >> it has a lot of people talking. we'll know in the next few weeks. >>> all right, george, thank you. join george later on this "this week." when he speaks to chicago mayor rahm emanuel and potential vice presidential nominee kelly ayotte. >>> this is turning out to be the summer of animal attack. we had incidents involving alligators, coyotes and even raccoons. and this morning, a massive hunt is on for a 15-foot great white shark that killed a suffer in australia. abc's john muller is covering the story. >> reporter: all right, dan, surfers and sharks always had an uneasy relationship. nowhere is more it more dangero than off the coast of australia. t
romney's record in the private sector. the whole strat i have right now is trying to disqualify romney in the eyes of voters before those conventions. >> quickly, another week, another name for vp, condi rice. what are the odds? >> big week for condi rice in the drudge report. i would be shocked to see it. i know that peggy nowman wants to see it. because she's pro-choice. >> it has a lot of people talking. we'll know in the next few weeks. >>> all right, george,...
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the latest abc news/"washington post" tracking polls shows president obama and mitt romney deadlocked at 48% among likely voters. for mitt romney, it's a final chance to appeal to his base especially in the all-important swing state of ohio. abc's david muir is with the romney team in cleveland. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. hard to believe 48 hours now until election day, and the battleground blitz continues for both campaigns. overnight mitt romney in front of an enormous audience in colorado and an emotional moment from his most powerful weapon on the trail, his wife, ann romney. overovernight in front of a crowd of more than 17,000, mitt romney in colorado in an all-out sprint to the finish. >> thank you very much, colorado. you guys are the best. >> reporter: in the last 24 hours both campaigns crisscrossing the country and both stopping in dubuque, iowa, and romney whose closing argument makes him the candidate that will reach across the aisle now asking supporters to reach across the street. >> i want you to reach across the street to the neighbor that
the latest abc news/"washington post" tracking polls shows president obama and mitt romney deadlocked at 48% among likely voters. for mitt romney, it's a final chance to appeal to his base especially in the all-important swing state of ohio. abc's david muir is with the romney team in cleveland. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. hard to believe 48 hours now until election day, and the battleground blitz continues for both campaigns. overnight mitt romney in...
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the latest poll shows mitt romney is surging and newt gingrich stalling. he's not going down without a fight. launching one of the nastiest ads yet. this is a tactic newt said he would avoid a few weeks ago. what's happened? >> reporter: this race has gotten nastier on both sides. just a week ago, gingrich, fresh off the landslide victory look like he was headed to a win here in florida. now it's mitt romney on top. mitt romney is starting to feel like a front-runner again. >> i'm looking forward to debating barack obama. i'm going to make sure we tell the truth and get barack obama out of the white house. >> reporter: in two strong performances, he pushed back hard. >> the idea that i'm anti-immigrant is repulsive. don't use a term like that. >> reporter: in a new poll, romney has jumped ahead with a nine-point lead. campaigning on florida's space coast, that has been hit hard by budget cuts. >> in the politics of the past, to get your vote in the space -- on the space coast, i would come here and promise hundreds of billions of dollars. or i would lay ou
the latest poll shows mitt romney is surging and newt gingrich stalling. he's not going down without a fight. launching one of the nastiest ads yet. this is a tactic newt said he would avoid a few weeks ago. what's happened? >> reporter: this race has gotten nastier on both sides. just a week ago, gingrich, fresh off the landslide victory look like he was headed to a win here in florida. now it's mitt romney on top. mitt romney is starting to feel like a front-runner again. >> i'm...
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that gallup tracking poll will be a concern for the romney campaign. that's the poll they've been pointing to make the case this is a head-heat race. but the president taking the lead in that poll, as well. we asked the governor about these poll numbers as a new ad comes out this morning from the president, trying to keep that lead. this morning, a new and rare pitch. a new ad from president obama, up in 17 battleground states, as he tries to shape the final weeks of this quickly-shifting race. >> there will be debates, speeches and more ads. but if i could sitown with you in your living room or around the kitchen table, this is what i'd say. >> reporter: it comes as the president is buoyed by strong poll numbers in crucial states, ohio and florida. we asked the governor about the lead in ohio. what do you say to your donors who might be concerned this could be slipping away? >> at this stage, polls go up and polls go down. >> reporter: some republicans fear this poll is reflecting how voters are reacting when romney described 47% of americans who see
that gallup tracking poll will be a concern for the romney campaign. that's the poll they've been pointing to make the case this is a head-heat race. but the president taking the lead in that poll, as well. we asked the governor about these poll numbers as a new ad comes out this morning from the president, trying to keep that lead. this morning, a new and rare pitch. a new ad from president obama, up in 17 battleground states, as he tries to shape the final weeks of this quickly-shifting race....
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another new poll has romney up 50% to 48% across ten battleground states. as the nation looks forward to the next debate, "saturday night live" had some fun with the last one with the vice presidential candidates. >> i'm sorry, with all due respect, this is a bunch of malarkey. >> a bunch of malarkey? >> yeah. >> what does that mean? >> uh, it's irish. >> no, no, irish is i come over there and smack that dumb look off your face. >> hey, do i sound like jim lehrer? >> on the lighter side of our poll, we asked voters to look at attributes in a different way. who would you rather have as captain of a ship in a storm? obama was up 12 weeks ago, now he's up four. he's now up on who would you like to baby sit your kids? perhaps because his debate performance was so soothing. >> what kind of prep are they doing? >> he needs to be more aggressive. he doesn't want to risk alienating people by seeming too negative and too much on the attack. they're doing intense prep. anita dunn is playing the role of candy crowley. they're preparing lines of attack. >> diane sawyer
another new poll has romney up 50% to 48% across ten battleground states. as the nation looks forward to the next debate, "saturday night live" had some fun with the last one with the vice presidential candidates. >> i'm sorry, with all due respect, this is a bunch of malarkey. >> a bunch of malarkey? >> yeah. >> what does that mean? >> uh, it's irish. >> no, no, irish is i come over there and smack that dumb look off your face. >> hey, do i...
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the latest gallup poll shows ron paul within striking distance. just two points behind romney. rick santorum is enjoying a last-minute surge. >>> after iowa, the candidates will be focusing on new hampshire. george and diane sawyer moderate the next debate from there on saturday at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. >>> one of the most popular christmas presents this rear? weapons. a record number of background checks over the holidays. december 23rd was the second busiest day of buying guns ever. >>> a technical glitch is being blamed for leaving people stuck on two rides at orlando's universal. both rides resumed after therm inspected. >>> soon, it will take more than $1 to have a dream of powerball riches. the price of a ticket is doubles to two bucks. they're thinking bigger jackpots will entice more people to play. >>> a woman lost her wedding ring 16 years ago. the heart broken woman looked everywhere. but no luck, until recently. when she was digging in the vegetable patch and found this, a carrot with her ring around it. how appropriate, carrots, right? she and her husband are
the latest gallup poll shows ron paul within striking distance. just two points behind romney. rick santorum is enjoying a last-minute surge. >>> after iowa, the candidates will be focusing on new hampshire. george and diane sawyer moderate the next debate from there on saturday at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. >>> one of the most popular christmas presents this rear? weapons. a record number of background checks over the holidays. december 23rd was the second busiest day of...
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even the romney people don't believe that number. >> don't pay attention to just one poll. we don't have that much public data. the campaigns have a lot of information. we don't. >> reporter: we do have new state polls, showing that the president holds the lead in three critical states. iowa, wisconsin and most importantly, ohio, where both candidates are spending a whole lot of time and money. the president with a new ad. >> without president obama's rescue of the auto industry, ohio would have collapsed. >> reporter: if the president can hold those three states, he will win the electoral college, even if mitt romney gets more votes. sound a little retro, like bush/gore 2000. when al gore got more votes but george bush became president. it is not probable, but it is possible again. >> as we know, the electoral college winner is the one who becomes president. >> reporter: just to give you a sense of how close the race is. the newspaper endorsements are starting to come out. down in orlando, in florida, the paper there went for obama four years ago. but now, they're going fo
even the romney people don't believe that number. >> don't pay attention to just one poll. we don't have that much public data. the campaigns have a lot of information. we don't. >> reporter: we do have new state polls, showing that the president holds the lead in three critical states. iowa, wisconsin and most importantly, ohio, where both candidates are spending a whole lot of time and money. the president with a new ad. >> without president obama's rescue of the auto...
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and the new poll numbers you speak of have daunting numbers for mitt romney. down, trailing the president by ten points in ohio. nine points behind the president in florida. both states he desperately needs. that's why romney is here in ohio today. but so is the president. dueling rallies in the battlegrounds. together for the first time in more than a month, mitt romney and paul ryan looking to stop the esident's lead in ohio. no republican has won the white house without it. in front of that ohio crowd, what appeared to be a sudden shift from romney, in one of his key arguments. after repeatedly saying president obama raised taxes during his first term. >> the president has now raised taxes on the middle class. he's raised taxes on middle-income americans. >> reporter: suddenly, romney was saying the president hasn't raised taxes. >> he has one, new idea. one thing he did not do in his first four years. he said he's going to do in the next four years, which is to raise taxes. >> reporter: romney's comments made immediate headlines that the president has not
and the new poll numbers you speak of have daunting numbers for mitt romney. down, trailing the president by ten points in ohio. nine points behind the president in florida. both states he desperately needs. that's why romney is here in ohio today. but so is the president. dueling rallies in the battlegrounds. together for the first time in more than a month, mitt romney and paul ryan looking to stop the esident's lead in ohio. no republican has won the white house without it. in front of that...
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our poll yesterday, shows he has a huge gap with women. well behind president obama on women voters. and he struck right at it yesterday evening. >> the other day, there's been some talk about a war on women. the real war on women has been waged by the obama administration's failure on the economy. >> a little jujitsu there. he takes one of his biggest weaknesses and tries to turn it to one of the president's biggest weaknesses. >> reporter: that's right, george. you're going to hear from the romney campaign, a lot of this. trying to turn the war on women on its head. mitt romney, later today, will be at a business owned by a woman in connecticut, talking about how the vast majority of those who have lost their jobs during the obama administration have been women. if you look at what romney and obama are doing today, you will see the path to the entire general election. romney, hitting the issue. disappointed in obama. disappointed in his economic failures. and then, of course, president obama, today, will be talking about mitt romney and
our poll yesterday, shows he has a huge gap with women. well behind president obama on women voters. and he struck right at it yesterday evening. >> the other day, there's been some talk about a war on women. the real war on women has been waged by the obama administration's failure on the economy. >> a little jujitsu there. he takes one of his biggest weaknesses and tries to turn it to one of the president's biggest weaknesses. >> reporter: that's right, george. you're going...
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it would be a huge win for romney. polls show him trailing rick santorum there. both romney and santorum are tweaking their message. santorum who seemed stuck on social issues is now talking more about energy and women. >> i'm here with one of the great women of my life, my daughter, elizabeth, here with me today. >> reporter: he's claiming a moral victory by splitting delegates with romney in michigan. >> we went into michigan and we were able to pull off the impossible. >> reporter: romney is shifting away from last week's defense of his conservatisconservatism. >> let me tell you about my conservatism. great conservative scholars. >> reporter: to the economy. >>. >> more jobs. full-time jobs. i want to go to work for the american worker. >> reporter: there are caucuses in washington state on saturday. more good news for santorum. jake tapper reports he raised $9 million in february alone. >> that's a lot of money. a lot of states coming up. he'll need that. >>> now to a major crackdown on medicare fraud costing taxpayers tens of millions of dlollars a year. ab
it would be a huge win for romney. polls show him trailing rick santorum there. both romney and santorum are tweaking their message. santorum who seemed stuck on social issues is now talking more about energy and women. >> i'm here with one of the great women of my life, my daughter, elizabeth, here with me today. >> reporter: he's claiming a moral victory by splitting delegates with romney in michigan. >> we went into michigan and we were able to pull off the impossible....
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to put this in perspective, romney is polling about 26% with hispanics. four years ago, mccain had 31% and was still not enough to win. the romney campaign telling me, they know they have ground to make up here. >> he has to get the numbers up, david. >>> let's get more on the new strategy from abc's jon karl in washington. i like how politico summed up the new strategy, more mitt. >> reporter: that's right. and the bottom line, george, they have to get back on message. romney has lost control of his campaign over the last two weeks, not getting out his central message, which is the president has mishandled the campaign. and he has a plan to turn it around. here's what to look for. first of all, a much more aggressive campaign schedule. romney has been spending time in more closed fund-raisers than political rallies. that's about to change. florida today, a three-day bus tour throughout ohio with paul ryan. and a much sharper message in the advertising. believe it or not, the obama campaign has been outspending the romney campaign pretty dramatically over
to put this in perspective, romney is polling about 26% with hispanics. four years ago, mccain had 31% and was still not enough to win. the romney campaign telling me, they know they have ground to make up here. >> he has to get the numbers up, david. >>> let's get more on the new strategy from abc's jon karl in washington. i like how politico summed up the new strategy, more mitt. >> reporter: that's right. and the bottom line, george, they have to get back on message....
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mitt romney and paul ryan will be holding ten rallies. meanwhile in florida, so many people tried to vote early that they swamped some polling site, projec prompting democrat to file a lawsuit to extend voting. >>> and an suv driving straight through its path, the driver unaware of the plane approaching at 65 miles per hour. the plane actually clipped the roof of that suv. driver apparently never saw that stop sign we just saw before the runway. thankfully, no one was hurt. >>> and finally, most of us would have trouble climbing 103 flights of stairs with two legs. but you can imagine doing it with just one? zach fodder climbed it with one leg. he did it to advance technology for mind-controlled prosthetics. it's a thought-controlled prosthetic limb. they're becoming available commercially. it's specially advanced, it's years away from being there. it's still a remarkable thing. >> another heartwarming story, the senator had a very bad stroke last year, he walked up as part of his comeback as well. special hurricane edition? >> yeah, we'r
mitt romney and paul ryan will be holding ten rallies. meanwhile in florida, so many people tried to vote early that they swamped some polling site, projec prompting democrat to file a lawsuit to extend voting. >>> and an suv driving straight through its path, the driver unaware of the plane approaching at 65 miles per hour. the plane actually clipped the roof of that suv. driver apparently never saw that stop sign we just saw before the runway. thankfully, no one was hurt....